GreycieMae started out very affectionate at first (after her settling period) and then lost it and went through a very bratty phase - probably lasted a couple years. Within the last year she has circled back to being very affectionate, especially during her off-duty time after I put the two inmates in her charge in their sleeping quarters. She gets an extra uninterrupted hour+ with her Daddy which she absolutely lives for. She's always been a very tactile birdy and frequently asks for a wrestle, or to be swung on her swinging chains/ropes etc or she especially loves a good tickle under her wings.
I recall asking our breeder if GreycieMae's parents/past siblings were very tactile and she kept avoiding the question by telling me I don't want a velcro bird or one that constantly needs attention (she obviously didn't know me). When we picked GreycieMae up, she was the most aloof bird there which I was not really keen on. She would come see me and then off to sit on a lamp and just look at me. GreycieMae's sister was extremely friendly and tactile, even never having seen me before. That bird was taken or I would have walked out with that one. So all this to say, I kind of wonder if I MADE GreycieMae tactile, I know some of it may be genetics, but I was very hands on from day 1. There are times when I can tell she doesn't want to play rough but most of the time she asks for it by leaning off the back of my chair (or my back) and giving me 'that look' or leaning across my shoulder and putting her fist of furry in the air.